Vitamin C. Good For A Pain In The Neck!

New clinical studies are now offering evidence that vitamin C may help stave off a form of nerve pain known as sympathetic dystrophy (RSD). RSD may develop following an injury, such as a fracture, and is characterized by pain, swelling and limited movement. People who took vitamin C (500 mg per day for 50 days) after breaking a wrist were less likely to develop RSD than those who took an inactive placebo drug, according to a report in the March issue of The Journal of Family Practice.[1] Vitamin C is an antioxidant, which may also speed up nerve repair.

- The Journal of Family Practice 2000;49:268-269. ¹